Intimate, stripped-back, folk Americana, the songs that make up Jeffrey Martin’s “Thank God We Left The Garden” are written with honesty, depth, wisdom, and insight.
A Seed Of Gold is a formidable album that builds and broadens on the success of Rosie Hood’s debut release. She’s an incredibly adept storyteller, reflected in both the musical arrangements and her choice of tales. This really is something very special.
Spell Songs announce ‘Gifts of Light’, a live record produced during their 2022 Spring tour at Birmingham Symphony Hall and within the Hintze Hall of the Natural History Museum in 2021. Taken from the album, listen to Heartwood.
Watch Welsh composer and multi-instrumentalist Cerys Hafana’s live performance at Other Voices Cardigan Festival which took place over the weekend. She included her latest single ‘The Wife of Usher’s Well’, a traditional ballad from the English-Scottish borders.
Banjo player and singer Nora Brown and old-time fiddle player Stephanie Coleman performed a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR recently. They included a couple of tracks from their new EP, Lady of the Lake, and “Across the Rocky Mountain”/”The Old Blue Bonnet”.
We go crate digging on the latest Monday Morning Brew featuring Olla Belle Reed. J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers, Kitsos Harisiadis, Richard Williams, George Deligeorge, Washington Phillips, Joel and Odell Thompson, Henry Thomas, Etta Baker & Cora Phillips, Bookmiller Shannon and more.
Listen to our latest Folk Show featuring Katherine Priddy, Jenny Sturgeon, Ben Nicholls & Kris Drever, Karine Polwart, Oisin Leech, Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain, Honey And The Bear, Cerys Hafana, Chris Brain, Clare Sands, Andy Skellam, Melrose Quartet, Matt McGinn and more.
D.C Cross’s Wizrad: Adventures into Ecstatic Guitar is a must for fans of the more experimental and adventurous side of the solo acoustic genre, as well as those who enjoy serious acoustic guitar flexing.
Watch the video for Andy Skellam’s new single ‘Bluebird’ – it ranks among his best, and the chorus is inspired by Charles Bukowski’s poem of the same name. The video, filmed in Bristol, was directed by Daisy Moseley, who perfectly captures the song’s mood.
Sad Lady Songs Vol 1 is further evidence of Amy Hollinrake’s burgeoning craft and growing reputation on the contemporary folk circuit. Vol 2 is eagerly anticipated.
An introspective journey through anxieties, fears, loss, need, loneliness and love; while Donland’s is not always the most uplifting of listens, it’s assuredly one of Jerry Leger’s finest works.
